How Many People Are Named Tawanna?
An estimated 3,462 people in the United States have the first name Tawanna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Tawanna peaked in popularity in 1977 with 232 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tawanna as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tawanna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,462
About 1 in 99,005 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1977
232 births
Total Registered
3,874
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tawanna
Tawanna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,874 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tawanna as a female name
Ranked #17,301 in 2008
6 female births in 2008
Peak: 1977 (232 births)
Tawanna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tawanna span from the 1940s to the 2000s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 1,725 babies were registered. Tawanna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tawanna by Decade
How has Tawanna tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tawanna by State
Birth registrations for Tawanna span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Georgia, District of Columbia. The lowest are in Maryland, Oklahoma, Missouri. On average, about 112 Tawannas were registered per state.
Tawanna + Last Name Combinations
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Tawanna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tawanna?
We estimate approximately 3,462 people named Tawanna are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 99,005 Americans share this first name.
Is Tawanna a common name?
Tawanna is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,874 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tawanna most popular?
Tawanna reached peak popularity in 1977, when 232 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tawanna is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tawanna a female name?
Tawanna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tawanna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tawanna Smith, Tawanna Johnson, Tawanna Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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